METHACHOLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methacholine mean? 

• METHACHOLINE (noun)
  The noun METHACHOLINE has 1 sense:

1. parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity

  Familiarity information: METHACHOLINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHACHOLINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Mecholyl; methacholine

Hypernyms ("methacholine" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

 Context examples 

Methacholine chloride acts directly on the muscarinic receptors in the heart, eye, and lung, thereby producing parasympathomimetic effects.

(Methacholine Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The chloride salt form of methacholine, a direct-acting cholinergic muscarinic agonist with bronchoconstrictive, miotic, vasodilator, and cardiac vagomimetic activity.

(Methacholine Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)